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thediplomat.com
- In the last two years, Russia’s second-biggest fleet, the Pacific Fleet, has been receiving new ships for the first time since the collapse of the Soviet Union. In 2013 the fleet obtained a new Bor...

foreignaffairs.house.gov
- Chairman Salmon on the hearing: “After years of negotiation, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) may finally reach conclusion this year, and there is no greater opportunity for our economic engagem...

theguardian.com
- Chinese aid to the Pacific has exceeded $1.9bn in the past decade, according to new research that reveals the Asian powerhouse’s growing footprint in Australia’s neighbourhood. Papua New Guinea, Fi...

matangitonga.to
- Conference: China and the Pacific: The View from Oceania National University of Samoa Apia, Samoa 25-27 February 2015 Conference Paper: ‘China and the Pacific: The View from Tonga’ Tonga’s relation...

pngblogs.com
- Crunch time in Papua New Guinea Despite its significant aid program in Papua New Guinea, which delivers more than half a billion Australian dollars in assistance annually to its former colony, Aust...

radionz.co.nz
- "It's an interactive map that provides information about all of the aid-funded projects that China has funded in the region from 2006 onwards and you can sort the information by country, whether it...

in.reuters.com
- SINGAPORE, March 3 (Reuters) - Activity in Singapore's manufacturing sector contracted for the third straight month in February as new orders declined, with the key electronics index shrinking for ...

todayonline.com
- SINGAPORE — A total of 43 organisations have signed up to participate in the Travel Smart Network since its launch in July last year, and none of them have dropped out, said the Minister of Transpo...

radionz.co.nz
- A China aid researcher Philippa Brant says China is on track to overtake Japan as the third largest aid donor in the Pacific. Dr Brant has collated data from hundreds of sources like tender documen...

todayonline.com
- SINGAPORE – Train service on the East-West Line was disrupted this evening (March 3) due to a “track fault” — the second disruption of the day after a signal fault this morning left commuters stran...

eco-business.com
- The revised environmental protection law showed its teeth in its first two months, with more than 350 polluters receiving severe punishments, the national environmental watchdog said on Monday. Con...

news.asiaone.com
- SINGAPORE - Retirees should start getting Central Provident Fund (CPF) monthly payouts from age 60, the Workers' Party said in Parliament today, instead of the current payout eligibility age of 64 ...

radioaustralia.net.au
- As a country, Australia is getting richer, but the latest figures show its people are becoming stingier when it comes to making donations to non-government organisations. A study by the Australian ...

todayonline.com
- SINGAPORE — The extended use of three employment credit schemes is a “serious cause of concern” when employment growth is already healthy, said Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) Associate Profes...

business.asiaone.com
- SINGAPORE - All taxpayers in Singapore will have a personal income tax rebate of 50 per cent this year. Capped at $1,000, the rebate will be granted automatically to all eligible taxpayers and chan...

radioaustralia.net.au
- A study by the Australian National University's Development Policy Centre has found that on average we are giving nine cents in every $100 after tax to overseas poor, compared to 14 cents in 2004 a...

channelnewsasia.com
- SINGAPORE: Changi Airport Group (CAG) announced on Wednesday (Mar 3) it had awarded Takenaka Corporation the S$323 million contract for works related to the expansion of Changi Airport’s Terminal 1...

business.asiaone.com
- WHEN it comes to female representation in the corporate boardroom, Singapore still trails most key cities in Asia, says global recruitment firm Hays. Announcing the survey finding in its 2015 salar...

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- Photo reblogged from December Paladin with 96,693 notes #pacific rim was too excited to hold back#’HERE LOOK AT WHAT WE MADE’ shout out to pacific rim for showing me what i paid to see

business.asiaone.com
- IN a dramatic U-turn from its rapid expansion in Singapore, one of its key markets in the region, CIMB Group Holdings cut 15 jobs here on Monday. The Business Times understands that the layoffs inv...

news.asiaone.com
- SINGAPORE - Ez-link cardholders with cards that expire in March can exchange their cards for free before April 1, said EZ-Link Pte Ltd in a statement on Tuesday. The free ez-link card replacement e...

todayonline.com
- United Airlines has no immediate interest in purchasing 777X aircraft from Boeing Co but views the plane's predecessor, the 777-300ER, as a potentially good fit for its network, the carrier's Chief...

businessspectator.com.au
- China’s Ministry of Environment Protection Ministry managed to collect only a paltry sum of 7.23 million from polluters during the first two months of the year, signaling the weakness in the countr...

stltoday.com
- United Airlines has no immediate interest in purchasing 777X aircraft from Boeing Co. but views the plane's predecessor, the 777-300ER, as a potentially good fit for its network, the carrier's Chie...

news.asiaone.com
- MORE than 82,000 products at Malaysia's supermarkets will be cheaper by up to 70 per cent, as part of the country's nationwide price reduction campaign launched on Sunday. Up to 16 companies are in...

businesstimes.com.sg
- [TOKYO] Tokyo stocks opened 0.44 per cent higher Tuesday on a weaker yen and gains on Wall Street, while Sharp tumbled nearly 10 per cent after a report that the embattled electronics maker is seek...

straitstimes.com
- SINGAPORE - Singapore is the world's most expensive city for the second year running, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The EIU notes that Zurich and Geneva would actually top Sin...

gmanetwork.com
- TOKYO - The US dollar hovered close to an 11-year high against a basket of currencies while Asian shares firmed in early trade on Tuesday, with sentiment bolstered by another record day on Wall Str...

channelnewsasia.com
- SINGAPORE: The move to include the projected earnings of Temasek Holdings in the Net Investment Returns (NIR) framework will not impact the investment holding company's strategy or dividend policy,...

blogs.wsj.com
- The index closed above 5000 for the third time in history Monday, ending near its best levels of the day. It now stands only 40 points below its record set back in the dot-com days and, if history ...

channelnewsasia.com
- SINGAPORE: Covered bonds could soon make their way into the Singapore market, following a recent public consultation paper by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Analysts have said this sets...